in the hours after the shooting, holmes was staring at the wall with his eyebrows twitching. and when investigators put evidence bags over his hands to preserve the gun powder residue, he started using the bags as hand puppets. >> this could be all behavior that is indicative of a psychotic episode. it might be there's other stuff going on in his head. >> reporter: today the washington post said his mother worried about him being socially isolated and wanted him in counselling. in the days before the massacre, mixed signals. on the one hand, eight days beforehand, a neighbor says he was out looking for a new apartment. two days before, he was spotted in this bar, chatting sports. on the other hand, holmes had a profile on match.com that read, will you come visit me in prison? meanwhile, extraordinary new stories from the survivors. amanda lindgren's boyfriend alex tieves, sacrificed himself to save her. >> he pulled me down and covered my head. saying, sssh. it's okay. >> reporter: do you think he knew that he was putting himself in danger for you? >> i know he did. he'd do a